Irving Street - VE Day Party
None of the people on this picture are named but they are presumably all from Irving Street. This is one of two views of the tables that were laid out for the day. Any information on those present or ...
Islington Place on Anderton Street
In the picture are: (Back row left to right) Teddy Pyatt, Maud Checkley, Eileen Phillips, Gladys Checkley. (Front row) Leslie Checkley, Dennis Checkley, Morris Parker. The little girl at the front is ...
Islington Row, Lee Bank
When this photograph was taken on 7 September 1970 work was under way in Islington Row, Lee Bank. The view is looking towards Five Ways, with the corner of the Lloyds Bank building just visible in the ...
J. Freeth's Painted Glass Establishment
Freeth's were based at 4 Colmore Row, This advert lists the kind of work they undertook, along with a selection from their client list. Use the "zoomify" tab to read the text clearly.
J.G. Westmacott Stores on Friston Street
Undated photograph of this store on Friston Street. The front of the shop is covered in adverts for popular items of the day such as: Hawley's Bread, Colman's Mustard and Cherry Blossom polish.
James Archdale & Company
Metal Engineering factory based in Ledsam Street , which was well known for its machine tools sold all over the world.This catalogue from 1909 shows the
different countries in which they had agents.The ...
James Archdale and Company
Advert for Archdale's Manchester Works taken from a local trade directory of the time. The works were located on Ledsam Street.
James Wilson's Old Bookshop
This is from the early 1920's and definitely during the month of September. It is an advertsing flyer from James Wilson publicising the bookshop's move from Corporation Street to 127 Broad Street.
Jewish Cemetery at Five Ways
This view of the Jewish Cemetery was taken early last century. The cemetery was located next to the canal and railway line at Five Ways, It is still there today but is not in use and the bodies that were ...
John Baskerville by Chris Upton
Until recently it was probably only the artist, the typesetter and the clerk who recognized that there are choices to be made in the way one arranges letters. With the advent of the word processor almost ...
John Edwards, Steel Pen Manufacturer
John Edwards traded from 40 Hill Street. Hill Street runs up the side of the Post Office into Victoria Square. Birmingham was a thriving home of the pen manufacturing industry and their is a pen museum ...
John Henderson - Grave at Keyhill Cemetery
The engineering partnership of Charles Fox and John Henderson was a great Victorian success story. They built the roof of the old New Street Station. They had a large hand in Paddington Station, built ...
John Inshaw's Steam Clock - by Chris Upton
At one time, believe it or not, the way to run a successful pub was to make it different from every other one, rather than the same. Some little gimmick or talking point that made customers come there, ...
Joseph Chamberlain postcard
This postcard was published in 1906 to mark the 70th birthday of Joseph Chamberlain on 8th July. Great celebrations were organised in Birmingham, for Chamberlain had been Mayor three times and had represented ...
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral
This image shows the Chamberlain family around the graveside. At the head of the grave is the vicar and to the right, leaning over the grave, are Austen and Neville Chamberlain.
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral
This previously unpublished image shows the gravediggers moving in to finish work after the Chamberlain family had left the funeral. It has a real air of finality to it, after all he had achieved in life ...
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill Cemetery
This view of the funeral was taken at the end of the graveside service. Joseph's son Austen is wearing a top hat and talking possibly to his half-brother Neville. Alternatively Neville could be the man ...
Joseph Chamberlain's Funeral at Key Hill Cemetery
This exhibition contains previously unpublished images. They were not professionally taken and are the only record of the burial of this great man.
Chamberlain, MP and former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, ...